The American Chemical Society (ACS) has launched the inaugural edition of its International Year of Chemistry (IYC) Virtual Journal, an online snapshot of the different ways in which chemistry improves everyday life for people worldwide. It includes a special video welcome from Dr. Nancy B. Jackson, who serves as ACS President during the IYC.
Every month through this landmark year, the IYC Virtual Journal will showcase ways in which chemistry improves everyday life for people around the world. It illustrates how chemists and other scientists work to protect the environment; develop lifesaving new medicines; create cleaner, greener and more sustainable sources of energy; design new materials for cars, buildings, electronics, medical implants and a host of other products.
The virtual journal's content is based on research published in ACS' 39 peer-reviewed scientific journals and Chemical & Engineering News, its weekly newsmagazine. IYC Virtual Journal also connects visitors with content in ACS' popular online calendar, developed specifically for the IYC. The calendar serves as a virtual time machine, transporting the public back to some of the epic events and great intellects that shaped modern society through the magic of chemistry.
Called IYC-365: Chemistry for Life, the calendar links almost 250 days of the year to notable events highlighting chemistry's important role in health, medicine, energy, the environment and related fields.
The IYC Virtual Journal and IYC: 365 are part of ACS' celebration of the International Year of Chemistry. The 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 2011 as envisioning a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Also being celebrated in 2011 is the centennial of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Marie Curie for her work on radioactivity, and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies.
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